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Composites Market Insights, April 11, 2022 |
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Business Development |
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Hexcel and Archer Aviation Enter LOI |
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Archer Aviation Inc. and Hexcel have entered into a letter of intent (LOI) covering a proposed relationship for the supply of high-performance carbon fiber material that would be used in the manufacturing of Archer’s production aircraft. The proposed relationship contemplated by the letter of intent would enable Archer to mitigate supply chain risks as the company builds the foundation for production of its all-electric aircraft. Under the proposed relationship terms, Hexcel would provide Arche …….. |
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Airborne International Gets Support from European Investment Bank with EUR 16 Million |
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The European Investment Bank confirmed EUR 16 million of new financing to support research and development investment by Airborne International. The new financing will be used to further develop automated and digital manufacturing of composites and development of advanced products for new space and big science applications. Arno van Mourik, CEO of Airborne, says: “EIB backing for Airborne’s investment program enables us to accelerate development and commercialization of new composite automation ……. |
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BMW i Ventures Acquires Stake in Bcomp |
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The BMW Group acquires a stake in Bcomp, a Swiss cleantech company that manufactures sustainable reinforcement solutions. BMW i Ventures is now investing in Bcomp, the leading manufacturer of high-performance composites made from natural fibers. At the same time, the two companies are also strengthening their partnership on the motorsport side, with Bcomp now an official BMW M Motorsport partner with the new BMW M4 GT4 racing car. Plus, BMW Group Research and Bcomp are also setting up a developm ……. |
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MVP Expands International Network with Hans Claussen AS |
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Magnum Venus Products (MVP) is growing its international network with the addition of a new distributor in the Norwegian market, Hans Claussen AS. With decades of combined experience in the composites and thermoplastic industries, Hans Claussen is a natural fit with MVP’s knowledgeable distributor network. As an authorized MVP distributor, it will provide industrial equipment to the Norwegian market for open and closed molding processes, adhesive application, and automation solutions including f ……. |
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Applied Composites Acquires North Coast Composites and North Coast Tool & Mold |
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Applied Composites Holdings, LLC, a leading aerospace, space and defense composites supplier, has acquired The Companies of North Coast, LLC, a manufacturer of Resin Transfer Molded composite structures and tooling, from Unitech Holdings, Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. “We are excited for North Coast to become a part of Applied Composites,” said David Horner, CEO of Applied Composites. “North Coast’s best-in-class RTM and tooling capabilities are important to Applied Composit ……. |
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SAERTEX to Launch New Product Lien at JEC World 2022 |
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To enhance its range of fiber-based materials for composites in the wind industry, SAERTEX will introduce a new product line at JEC WORLD 2022 in Paris. The new pultruded profiles product line SAERplanks will complement the company’s offering of non-crimp fabrics made of glass and carbon fibers for the spar cap section within rotor blades. The first production line is about to start in SAERTEX Headquarters in Saerbeck, Germany. The SAERplanks are based on heavy tow carbon fibers produced in a n ……. |
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Application Development |
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Notox’s Latest R-Carbon Surfboards Combine Airbus’ Upcycled Carbon Fiber with Sicomin’s GreenPoxy 56 |
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Sicomin has confirmed that eco-surfboard specialist NOTOX will use GreenPoxy 56 in its latest line of R-CARBON boards. The new NOTOX R-CARBON boards are the first to use 100% upcycled carbon fiber fabrics recovered from a production waste stream at Airbus. In a quest to now produce the most sustainable carbon fiber reinforced boards possible, NOTOX has signed a formal agreement with Airbus Nantes to purchase defective carbon fabrics. The new R-CARBON construction is available for the entire rang ……. |
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New Composite EOAT Standardizes Tandem Press Line Tooling, Improves Productivity |
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The latest development project between CompoTech PLUS and Bilsing Automation (Attendorn, Germany) has produced a new carbon fiber (CF) composite End Of Arm Tooling (EOAT) for an automotive tandem press line using suction cup tooling. This type of EOAT is typically called a gondola beam due to its geometry, having two symmetrical square beams attached to a flat central body. The arms holding the suction cups are attached to the gondola beam by means of tooling nests. The key objective for the pr ……. |
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COBRA International to Sponsor and Manufacture JEC Trophies |
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Cobra International, the world leading manufacturer of advanced composite products for the water sports, automotive, marine, UAV, and industrial sectors, has reinforced its long collaboration with the JEC Group by designing and manufacturing this year’s JEC Composites Innovation trophies. Cobra has designed and manufactured 35 composite material trophies for the JEC Composites Innovation and Start Up Booster competitions which will be presented during the 2022 awards ceremonies and throughout ot ……. |
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SpinLaunch and NASA Sign Space Act Agreement |
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SpinLaunch has signed a Space Act Agreement with NASA. Through this partnership, SpinLaunch will develop, integrate, and fly a NASA payload on the company’s Suborbital Accelerator Launch System to provide valuable information to NASA for potential future commercial launch opportunities. SpinLaunch’s Orbital Accelerator will accelerate a launch vehicle containing a satellite up to 5,000 miles per hour using a rotating carbon-fiber-arm within a 300-ft diameter steel vacuum chamber. By doing so, o ……. |
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Price Movement |
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AOC Price Increase |
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AOC has apprised of an additional price increase of EUR 175 per ton for its entire portfolio of Composite resins sold in Europe, Middle East and Africa. The price increase will be effective immediately, or as soon as contracts allow. This price increase is in addition to the increases that were declared earlier this year. For identifying growth opportunities in the composites market: trends, opportunities and competitive analysis, please visit https://www.lucintel.com/composites-market.aspx ……. |
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Awards and Certifications |
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Master Bond EP4G-80Med Epoxy Meets ISO 10993-5 Cytotoxicity Standards |
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Master Bond EP4G-80Med is a one part epoxy designed for use in the assembly of medical devices. This system is formulated with a non-metallic, graphite filler, which leads to good thermal and electrical conductivity. It complies with the ISO 10993-5 guidelines and is considered to be non-cytotoxic. Its curing profile makes it suitable for many applications involving heat sensitive substrates. EP4G-80Med bonds well to a variety of substrates including metals, glass, ceramics, rubbers and many pl ……. |
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Events |
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The Great Composites Ride to JEC 2022: An Update and Call for Sponsors |
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Fluency Managing Director, Gemma Smith, along with R-Tech Materials Director of Composites Testing, Geraint Havard, will be taking up the challenge to cycle from London to Paris in time for JEC World this May. Co-hosts of the Material Evolution podcast, Gemma and Geraint are preparing to cycle the 550km distance in support and raising funds for the mental health charity, Mind—a charity both riders have passionately supported over previous years, and one that lies close to Gemma’s heart. With th ……. |
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DIEFFENBACHER to Showcase Digitalization and Sustainability at JEC World 2022 |
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In hall 5 at booth R42, DIEFFENABCHER will showcase its new digitalization platform EVORIS at JEC World 2022 in Paris, May 3 to 5. Based on standardized interfaces that collect and process machine data, EVORIS gives composites manufacturers more insight into their production and processes. In addition to EVORIS, DIEFFENBACHER’s solutions for increased sustainability will be on display at JEC World 2022. With its Fiberforge tape laying system and fully automatic sheet molding compound (SMC) cut ……. |
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Qarbon Aerospace to Present ‘U.S.A. Country on Stage Conference’ at the JEC World 2022 |
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Qarbon Aerospace, Inc. is participating at JEC World Stage 2022 in Paris, France. Qarbon Aerospace is among seven U.S. companies that are selected by the U.S. Department of Commerce to present at the “U.S.A. Country on Stage Conference” focused on “Sustainability and Innovation: Driving the future of the U.S. Composites Industry.” Qarbon Aerospace will be presenting on the following topic: “The 2020s – The decade of the Thermoplastics Revolution in Aerospace,” where the company will discuss its ……. |
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JEC World 2022
Exhibition: May 03-05, 2022
Paris-Nord Villepinte
Program and registration: JEC World 2022
Promotion Code: LUCINTELJW22VF |
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Qarbon Aerospace to Present ‘U.S.A. Country on Stage Conference’ at the JEC World 2022 |
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Qarbon Aerospace, Inc. is participating at JEC World Stage 2022 in Paris, France. Qarbon Aerospace is among seven U.S. companies that are selected by the U.S. Department of Commerce to present at the “U.S.A. Country on Stage Conference” focused on “Sustainability and Innovation: Driving the future of the U.S. Composites Industry.” Qarbon Aerospace will be presenting on the following topic: “The 2020s – The decade of the Thermoplastics Revolution in Aerospace,” where the company will discuss its ……. |
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People |
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Owens Corning Appoints David Rabuano Chief Sustainability Officer, Frank O’Brien-Bernini to Retire |
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Owens Corning informed that David Rabuano has been named Senior Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer, effective May 1, 2022. Mr. Rabuano succeeds Frank O’Brien-Bernini, who is retiring after 38 years with the company. Most recently, Mr. Rabuano has served as Vice President of Global Insulation Operations with responsibility for the manufacturing and delivery of Insulation products through a global network of plants. Under Mr. Rabuano’s leadership and through his commitment to operat ……. |
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Others |
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JEC GROUP Publication Resin Infusion Technology Sponsored by Owens Corning |
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JEC Group is launching for the first time an exclusive version in English of “Resin Infusion Processing in Composites” sponsored by Owens Corning. The book is authored by Jorge Nasseh, CEO of Barracuda Group (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). Jorge Nasseh specifies the details of material selection for vacuum-assisted composite construction, the physics and history of the process, computer simulation and infusion strategies, permeability testing and calculation. This new publication, Resin Infusion Tec ……. |
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New Reports in Composites Market Published By Lucintel |
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- Polyamide Resin Market: Trends, Opportunities and Competitive Analysis, February 2022
- Opportunities in North American FRP Tank Market: Market Size, Trends and Growth Analysis, February 2022
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- Honeycomb Core Material Market: Trends, Opportunities and Competitive Analysis, February 2022
- Opportunities and Competitive Analysis of the Chinese Pultrusion Market, February 2022
- Balsa Core Material: Trends, Opportunities and Competitive Analysis, February 2022
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- Opportunities in the Short Fiber Thermoplastics Market: Growth Trends, Forecast and Competitive Analysis, October 2021
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- Opportunities in the Polyurethane Tooling Board Market: Growth Trends, Forecast and Competitive Analysis, October 2021
- Trends, Opportunities and Competitive Analysis of the Natural Fiber Composite Market, October 2021
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- Opportunities for Epoxy Resin In The Global Composites Market: Growth Trends, Forecast and Competitive Analysis, October 2021
- Opportunities in the Continuous Fiber Thermoplastic (CFT) Market: Growth Trends, Forecast and Competitive Analysis, October 2021
- Invar Tooling Market Report: Trends, Forecast and Competitive Analysis, October 2021
- Opportunities in the Advanced Composites Market: Growth Trends, Forecast and Competitive Analysis, October 2021
- Opportunities for Glass Fiber In The Global Automotive Composites Market: Growth Trends, Forecast and Competitive Analysis, October 2021
- Opportunities and Competitive Analysis of Composites in the Global Sporting Goods Market, October 2021
- Opportunities and Competitive Analysis of Repair and Rehab in the Global Construction Industry, October 2021
- Growth Opportunities of Thermoset Resin in the Global Composites Market, October 2021
- Opportunities and Competitive Analysis of Unsaturated Polyester Resin in the Global Automotive Composites Market, October 2021
- Opportunities for Thermoplastic Resin in The Global Automotive Composites Market: Growth Trends, Forecast and Competitive Analysis, September 2021
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